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Obama Heralds 1.1M Private Sector Jobs Created Since Jan.

There has been 1.1 million private sector jobs created.

Perhaps in Canada.

BHO is the best thing that ever happened to the Canadian economy.

By refusing to drill for oil Canadians are doing very well in supplying the oil America needs. By "taxing the rich" these rich are now moving up to Canada where the corporate rate is 22% rather than 39% in the US. These "rich" by the way, include doctors, who are also moving back to Canada. Of course entrepreneurs are arriving as well as they can easily ship their products back to the US, and elsewhere, through NAFTA.

Americans can forgive themselves for voting for a novelty president once but to do so twice would show a self inflicted wound from which they will never recover.
 
You know things suck when the only thing the President can "herald" is a private sector job growth figure that ranks as the weakest for any recovery on record.

I guess we'll have to wait and see where a second round of "quantitative easing" gets us.


We were losing half a million jobs per month around the changeover to the Obama administration. This is better.
 
Incorrect; the unemployment rate is a function of the aggregate labor market, this includes public and private job losses.
There are different employment rates used though.
 
We were losing half a million jobs per month around the changeover to the Obama administration. This is better.
Well sure, even the worst recovery is better than a recession. Still, if we're going to climb out of this hole, we need to shoot for "good" because "better" isn't cutting it.
 
Let's hope not. I still have faith that the smart people behind these risky decisions have contigencies should something go seriously wrong.

But who am I to worry? I'm just thankful I'm not in or near retirement. I'm not burning through a nest egg I scraped togother over 4 decades because it's earning only pennies in interest - all the while wondering if its value will simply evaporate over a few years of inflation.

Seniors played a huge role in the recent drubbing (thanks Obamacare) - Obama's approach to improving the economy and reducing the deficit over the next few months may portend his future in 2012.
 
My wife who is a 20 year graphic designer for print news papers lost her job due to down sizing two years ago, and in hopes of lowering our cost of living, as well as get better opportunity to find work, we moved from the North East to SC. Guess what? No jobs for her. She worked a warehouse type job for a year, and now works for a check cashing place temporarily until she can complete training to change careers. This has resulted in her making less than half of what she used to make. So, is she employed? yes. Is it an acceptable job, rate of pay, etc.? hell no!

First off, why blame the President for a "private company" making the "best economic decision" for their company to save money by downside? It's not like this sort of thing hasn't happened before. In hard economic times or even when the economy is good but the company is struggling (but especially in hard economic times for the nation), lots of companies will take either the "last hired, first fired" approach to cutting staff or layoff those w/tenure but haven't quite reached retirement eligibility status. So, they lay them off to avoid paying retirement benefits. I am sorry that your wife had to go through that, but you can't blame that on the President especially when her firing took place two years ago before any of his economic policies had a chance to take hold. I mean, we're talking about the Fall of 2008 here which was right at the time the economy tanked! And let's be real...your wife was in an industry (news print media) that's been struggling to keep pace with the electronic new media over the last 4-5 years or more. So, again, you can't blame the President for your wife's job loss.

Now, I applaud her bravery for going back to school and/or seeking retraining because it seems alot of out-of-work Americans will probably have to do that in this down economy. Too that, I'd think your wife would consider taking advantage of some of those education benefits the President resently signed into law which should make it easier for her to get a student loan or grant to support her retraining/career changing efforts. Just a thought and some friendly advise.

3,000 jobs is NOTHING per state that has hundreds of thousands out of work! Plus, it is NOTHING compared to new unemployment claims that come in every month either. In net, I'd be willing to bet it is a net loss still.

So according to Government surveys Obama has lost some 3 Million jobs since taking office, so how is he able to say that he has created 3 Million jobs? At best it would be a wash. I think it is far greater loss than gain.

Thoughts?

j-mac

As for the jobs numbers, I think the most important thing here isn't the numbers, inflated or otherwise. It's the fact that private sector job growth has continued to increase. As to the argument against government jobs, I say it was that (temporary) shoring up of government jobs that helped keep this country afloat. We're not talking new bureacracies being created; just alot of public-private "government contract" jobs were businesses and individuals knew they'd get paid by the only "guaranteed" source of employment/income - the fed! That's the irony of the employment/unemployment/job creation argument. People scream "big government" without thinking about the negative impact not having a public-private partnership would bring. I'm not advocating socialism or nationalism. But what I am saying is when times are hard for the nation, the first place big business looks to for help is the fed. If you doubt it, ask lobby groups why they've become such mainstays in DC. It's not just because they want to grease elbows w/politicians just to get legislation enacted their way. Better yet, ask the banks, AIG, GM, Chrysler!
 
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Well sure, even the worst recovery is better than a recession. Still, if we're going to climb out of this hole, we need to shoot for "good" because "better" isn't cutting it.

Oh, good point. Because I was totally arguing that we should just stop here. :)

Obama too. He figures his reelection chances are better if things are still crappy.

:D
 
We are in the crapper with Obama because Obama is hellbent on expanding government and socialism regardless of its negative impact on the economy, as compared to Reagan who had his priorties along basic capitalist lines. The comparative results are dramatic.

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We are in the crapper with Obama because Obama is hellbent on expanding government and socialism regardless of its negative impact on the economy, as compared to Reagan who had his priorties along basic capitalist lines. The comparative results are dramatic.

recovery-graphs400.jpg

Apples, oranges, etc.
 
Yes the job market is in the pooper as you say, much of it is to the deep recession that happened when Bush was president. And even before the economy tanked, Bush has the worst job creation on record, creating just 375,000 per year while his predecessor Bill Clinton created 2,900,000 per year.

I give you the Wall Street Journal, not exactly a liberal publication:

Bush On Jobs: The Worst Track Record On Record - Real Time Economics - WSJ

I'm always amused when people excuse Obama by pointing out that he inherited a bad economy, but then conveniently forget that our economy hit one or two minor bumps in the early years of Bush's presidency.

At least make an attempt to be consistent.
 
Oh, good point. Because I was totally arguing that we should just stop here. :)

Obama too. He figures his reelection chances are better if things are still crappy.

:D
Thanks, you too! I was totally suggesting that we go back to losing 750k jobs per month because I thought that was better.

Glad you set me straight! :D
 
Yes the job market is in the pooper as you say, much of it is to the deep recession that happened when Bush was president. And even before the economy tanked, Bush has the worst job creation on record, creating just 375,000 per year while his predecessor Bill Clinton created 2,900,000 per year.

I give you the Wall Street Journal, not exactly a liberal publication:

Bush On Jobs: The Worst Track Record On Record - Real Time Economics - WSJ

And I will give you the facts, which of course you will ignore. Here are the EMPLOYMENT numbers for GW Bush and notice what happened from 2001 to the end of 2007 and then try, and I know this is really really hard, to understand what happened in 2001 and then what happened in 2008. Then pay attention to what has happened in 2010 after the recession ended in June 2009. Of course this will go right over your head.

Notice employment in December 137.6 million and December 2007 146.2 or an 8.6 million increase. Then at the end of his term it was 143.2

Obama takes office and through October 139.4 or a 3.8 million employment drop. Guess the population didn't grow. during that period of time which is normally your argument. Of course there is the argument that Obama inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression which of course NBER states ended in June 2009. So here we are well over a year later after the end of the recession and Obama's policies are a disaster. The voters got it, when will you?

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1980 99879 99995 99713 99233 98945 98682 98796 98824 99077 99317 99545 99634
1981 99955 100191 100571 101056 101048 100298 100693 100689 100064 100378 100207 99645
1982 99692 99762 99672 99576 100116 99543 99493 99633 99504 99215 99112 99032
1983 99161 99089 99179 99560 99642 100633 101208 101608 102016 102039 102729 102996
1984 103201 103824 103967 104336 105193 105591 105435 105163 105490 105638 105972 106223
1985 106302 106555 106989 106936 106932 106505 106807 107095 107657 107847 108007 108216
1986 108887 108480 108837 108952 109089 109576 109810 110015 110085 110273 110475 110728
1987 110953 111257 111408 111794 112434 112246 112634 113057 112909 113282 113505 113793
1988 114016 114227 114037 114650 114292 114927 115060 115282 115356 115638 116100 116104
1989 116708 116776 117022 117097 117099 117418 117472 117655 117354 117581 117912 117830
1990 119081 119059 119203 118852 119151 118983 118810 118802 118524 118536 118306 118241
1991 117940 117755 117652 118109 117440 117639 117568 117484 117928 117800 117770 117466
1992 117978 117753 118144 118426 118375 118419 118713 118826 118720 118628 118876 118997
1993 119075 119275 119542 119474 120115 120290 120467 120856 120554 120823 121169 121464
1994 121966 122086 121930 122290 122864 122634 122706 123342 123687 124112 124516 124721
1995 124663 124928 124955 124945 124421 124522 124816 124852 125133 125388 125188 125088
1996 125125 125639 125862 125994 126244 126602 126947 127172 127536 127890 127771 127860
1997 128298 128298 128891 129143 129464 129412 129822 130010 130019 130179 130653 130679
1998 130726 130807 130814 131209 131325 131244 131329 131390 131986 131999 132280 132602
1999 133027 132856 132947 132955 133311 133378 133414 133591 133707 133993 134309 134523
2000 136559 136598 136701 137270 136630 136940 136531 136662 136893 137088 137322 137614
2001 137778 137612 137783 137299 137092 136873 137071 136241 136846 136392 136238 136047
2002 135701 136438 136177 136126 136539 136415 136413 136705 137302 137008 136521 136426
2003 137417 137482 137434 137633 137544 137790 137474 137549 137609 137984 138424 138411
2004 138472 138542 138453 138680 138852 139174 139556 139573 139487 139732 140231 140125
2005 140245 140385 140654 141254 141609 141714 142026 142434 142401 142548 142499 142752
2006 143142 143444 143765 143794 144108 144370 144229 144631 144797 145292 145477 145914
2007 146032 146043 146368 145686 145952 146079 145926 145685 146193 145885 146483 146173
2008 146421 146165 146173 146306 146023 145768 145515 145187 145021 144677 143907 143188
2009 142221 141687 140854 140902 140438 140038 139817 139433 138768 138242 138381 137792
2010 138333 138641 138905 139455 139420 139119 138960 139250 139391
 
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And I will give you the facts, which of course you will ignore. Here are the EMPLOYMENT numbers for GW Bush and notice what happened from 2001 to the end of 2007 and then try, and I know this is really really hard, to understand what happened in 2001 and then what happened in 2008. Then pay attention to what has happened in 2010 after the recession ended in June 2009. Of course this will go right over your head.

Notice employment in December 137.6 million and December 2007 146.2 or an 8.6 million increase. Then at the end of his term it was 143.2

Obama takes office and through October 139.4 or a 3.8 million employment drop. Guess the population didn't grow. during that period of time which is normally your argument. Of course there is the argument that Obama inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression which of course NBER states ended in June 2009. So here we are well over a year later after the end of the recession and Obama's policies are a disaster. The voters got it, when will you?

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1980 99879 99995 99713 99233 98945 98682 98796 98824 99077 99317 99545 99634
1981 99955 100191 100571 101056 101048 100298 100693 100689 100064 100378 100207 99645
1982 99692 99762 99672 99576 100116 99543 99493 99633 99504 99215 99112 99032
1983 99161 99089 99179 99560 99642 100633 101208 101608 102016 102039 102729 102996
1984 103201 103824 103967 104336 105193 105591 105435 105163 105490 105638 105972 106223
1985 106302 106555 106989 106936 106932 106505 106807 107095 107657 107847 108007 108216
1986 108887 108480 108837 108952 109089 109576 109810 110015 110085 110273 110475 110728
1987 110953 111257 111408 111794 112434 112246 112634 113057 112909 113282 113505 113793
1988 114016 114227 114037 114650 114292 114927 115060 115282 115356 115638 116100 116104
1989 116708 116776 117022 117097 117099 117418 117472 117655 117354 117581 117912 117830
1990 119081 119059 119203 118852 119151 118983 118810 118802 118524 118536 118306 118241
1991 117940 117755 117652 118109 117440 117639 117568 117484 117928 117800 117770 117466
1992 117978 117753 118144 118426 118375 118419 118713 118826 118720 118628 118876 118997
1993 119075 119275 119542 119474 120115 120290 120467 120856 120554 120823 121169 121464
1994 121966 122086 121930 122290 122864 122634 122706 123342 123687 124112 124516 124721
1995 124663 124928 124955 124945 124421 124522 124816 124852 125133 125388 125188 125088
1996 125125 125639 125862 125994 126244 126602 126947 127172 127536 127890 127771 127860
1997 128298 128298 128891 129143 129464 129412 129822 130010 130019 130179 130653 130679
1998 130726 130807 130814 131209 131325 131244 131329 131390 131986 131999 132280 132602
1999 133027 132856 132947 132955 133311 133378 133414 133591 133707 133993 134309 134523
2000 136559 136598 136701 137270 136630 136940 136531 136662 136893 137088 137322 137614
2001 137778 137612 137783 137299 137092 136873 137071 136241 136846 136392 136238 136047
2002 135701 136438 136177 136126 136539 136415 136413 136705 137302 137008 136521 136426
2003 137417 137482 137434 137633 137544 137790 137474 137549 137609 137984 138424 138411
2004 138472 138542 138453 138680 138852 139174 139556 139573 139487 139732 140231 140125
2005 140245 140385 140654 141254 141609 141714 142026 142434 142401 142548 142499 142752
2006 143142 143444 143765 143794 144108 144370 144229 144631 144797 145292 145477 145914
2007 146032 146043 146368 145686 145952 146079 145926 145685 146193 145885 146483 146173
2008 146421 146165 146173 146306 146023 145768 145515 145187 145021 144677 143907 143188
2009 142221 141687 140854 140902 140438 140038 139817 139433 138768 138242 138381 137792
2010 138333 138641 138905 139455 139420 139119 138960 139250 139391

Hilarious:

Real Growth from 2000 till 2009: $136,559 billion grew to $142,221 billion.

GDP increased by less than $600 billion within a span of 8 years. Around 4% for the span, or <0.5% per year. Congratulations.
 
Hilarious:

Real Growth from 2000 till 2009: $136,559 billion grew to $142,221 billion.

GDP increased by less than $600 billion within a span of 8 years. Around 4% for the span, or <0.5% per year. Congratulations.

What the hell are you babbling about, read the charts, those are the employment numbers not economic growth.

GDP by year

GDP
1980 2,788.10
1981 3,126.80
1982 3253.20
1983 3534.60
1984 3930.90
1985 4217.50
1986 4460.10
1987 4736.40
1988 5100.40
1989 5482.10
1990 5800.50
1991 5992.10
1992 6342.30
1993 6667.40
1994 7085.20
1995 7414.70
1996 7838.50
1997 8332.40
1998 8793.50
1999 9353.50
2000 9951.50
2001 10286.20
2002 10642.30
2003 11142.10
2004 11867.80
2005 12638.40
2006 13398.90
2007 14077.60
2008 14441.40
2009 14256.30
 
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And I will give you the facts, which of course you will ignore. Here are the EMPLOYMENT numbers for GW Bush and notice what happened from 2001 to the end of 2007 and then try, and I know this is really really hard, to understand what happened in 2001 and then what happened in 2008. Then pay attention to what has happened in 2010 after the recession ended in June 2009. Of course this will go right over your head.

Notice employment in December 137.6 million and December 2007 146.2 or an 8.6 million increase. Then at the end of his term it was 143.2

Obama takes office and through October 139.4 or a 3.8 million employment drop. Guess the population didn't grow. during that period of time which is normally your argument. Of course there is the argument that Obama inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression which of course NBER states ended in June 2009. So here we are well over a year later after the end of the recession and Obama's policies are a disaster. The voters got it, when will you?

Oh, i did not see a link.

Edit: 2.625% real annualized growth from 2001-2009

EditII: 2.25 real annualized growth; i used the term from 2000 instead of 2001.
 
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Not going to waste my time on you as facts just get in the way of your rants. The information is from bls.gov. Suggest you go there and get educated.

Again: 2.25% real annualized growth per year. Sorry, watching the Eagles dominate.
 
Again: 2.25% real annualized growth per year. Sorry, watching the Eagles dominate.

Apparently you don't know the difference between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis. Anyway Obama predicted 4% economic growth and we need at least that to make any dent in the unemployment.
 
Apparently you don't know the difference between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis. Anyway Obama predicted 4% economic growth and we need at least that to make any dent in the unemployment.

The only ones who care what Obama predicted (i would love to see a link to his 4% annual real growth prediction) are his political opposition. Quarter 3 2009 had 5% real growth, which was entirely driven by stimulus spending. Now imagine a real stimulus package that focused on infrastructure in its entirety, in the tune of $1.5 trillion or more. There would be no need for QEII.
 
The only ones who care what Obama predicted (i would love to see a link to his 4% annual real growth prediction) are his political opposition. Quarter 3 2009 had 5% real growth, which was entirely driven by stimulus spending. Now imagine a real stimulus package that focused on infrastructure in its entirety, in the tune of $1.5 trillion or more. There would be no need for QEII.

I can imagine a much better President but that isn't going to happen until 2012.

Why does anyone bother to give you a link to anything as you ignore the link? Google it. Obama had a Democrat Congress and didn't get the job done.

All Obama did was bailout his constituent group and we saw the results. Let's see how honest you really are, what created that 5% economic growth the quarter 3 2009? Then what happened to economic growth from that qtr on?
 
I can imagine a much better President but that isn't going to happen until 2012.

Why does anyone bother to give you a link to anything as you ignore the link? Google it. Obama had a Democrat Congress and didn't get the job done.

All Obama did was bailout his constituent group and we saw the results. Let's see how honest you really are, what created that 5% economic growth the quarter 3 2009? Then what happened to economic growth from that qtr on?

Quarter 4 2009 US GDP growth was highly attributed to inventory restocking. If you subtract inventory restocking, the economy grew @ 1.7%. This is an interesting swing given QI 2009 growth was -5.5%.
 
Quarter 4 2009 US GDP growth was highly attributed to inventory restocking. If you subtract inventory restocking, the economy grew @ 1.7%. This is an interesting swing given QI 2009 growth was -5.5%.

Yes, that is normally what happens when a recession ends, the economy grows. The recession ended in June 2009 yet the economy continues to flounder as evidenced by the current economic growth and job creation. Compare the economic results after the recession ended in June 2009 to the economic results after other recessions ended. Obama leadership led to these meager results and why he was shellacked on Nov. 2. Results matter more than rhetoric. Obama lied and the American people woke up.
 
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